7,215 Vote Early in Watauga, App State One-Stop Site the Busiest, Primary is Tuesday

Published Monday, March 14, 2016 at 12:53 pm

Photo by Ken Ketchie

By Jesse Wood

Even with college students on Spring Break for the majority of the early-voting period for the 2016 primary, the one-stop site on the campus of Appalachian State University was the busiest. Early voting ended on Saturday.

Of the 7,215 people who voted early in Watauga County, 3,250 of those voted in the Plemmons Student Union on the campus of Appalachian State University. Here is the breakdown for all of the early voting sites in Watauga.

Admin Building in downtown Boone: 2530

ASU: 3250

Blowing Rock: 457

Deep Gap: 329

Meat Camp: 294

Sugar Grove: 355

Election Day for the primary is Tuesday. The polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

To figure out where you should vote, click to the State Board of Elections website here.

Also find out more pertinent information at the Watauga County Board of Elections website or the Avery County Board of Elections website, depending on where you live.

Check out articles on the candidates, sample ballots and more primary election coverage from HCPress.com here.